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Light-Flyweight (≤49 kilograms), Men

Date	31 July – 11 August 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	ExCeL, Newham, London
Participants	26 from 26 countries
Format	Single elimination tournament.

The 2008 Olympic champion Zou Shiming arrived in London having won every major championship he had contested since 2007. The only question mark against him was his age – at 31 he was considered ancient for a light-flyweight. As it turned out London was kind to the more experienced boxers and, at 26, Irishman Paddy Barnes was the youngster amongst the semi-finalists.

Barnes had been shut out by Zou in the semi-finals at Beijing but in London he fought the title holder to a hugely entertaining 15-15 tie before losing on countback. The other semi saw an upset as the Thai soldier Kaeo Pongprayoon comfortably disposed of David Ayrapetyan of Russia.

Pongprayoon appeared to have the better of Zhou in the final but, in a messy bout where both men were warned for negative tactics, the Chinese fighter retained his Olympic title by 13-10. A chorus of booing greeted the decision.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Zou Shiming	CHN	Gold
2	Kaew Pongprayoon	THA	Silver
=3	Paddy Barnes	IRL	Bronze
=3	David Ayrapetyan	RUS	Bronze
=5	Birzhan Zhakypov	KAZ
=5	Devendro Singh Laishram	IND
=5	Ferhat Pehlivan	TUR
=5	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	BUL
=9	Yosbany Veitía	CUB
=9	Mark Barriga	PHI
=9	Thomas Essomba	CMR
=9	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba	MGL
=9	Jantony Ortiz	PUR
=9	Ramy Hilmi	EGY
=9	Carlos Quipo	ECU
=9	Sin Jong-Hun	KOR
=17	Billy Ward	AUS
=17	Manuel Cappai	ITA
=17	Jérémy Beccu	FRA
=17	Abdelali Daraa	MAR
=17	Bayron Molina	HON
=17	Suleimana Tetteh	GHA
=17	Carlos Suarez	TTO
=17	Kelvin de la Nieve	ESP
=17	Mohamed Flissi	ALG
=17	Juliano Máquina	MOZ

Round One

Date	31 July 2012
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the second round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul	Zou Shiming	CHN
Match #2	31 Jul	Yosbany Veitía	CUB	Decision	Billy Ward	AUS
Match #3	31 Jul	Mark Barriga	PHI	Decision	Manuel Cappai	ITA
Match #4	31 Jul	Birzhan Zhakypov	KAZ	Decision	Jérémy Beccu	FRA
Match #5	31 Jul	Paddy Barnes	IRL
Match #6	31 Jul	Thomas Essomba	CMR	Decision	Abdelali Daraa	MAR
Match #7	31 Jul	Devendro Singh Laishram	IND	Referee stops contest	Bayron Molina	HON
Match #8	31 Jul	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba	MGL
Match #9	31 Jul	David Ayrapetyan	RUS
Match #10	31 Jul	Jantony Ortiz	PUR	Decision	Suleimana Tetteh	GHA
Match #11	31 Jul	Ferhat Pehlivan	TUR	Decision	Carlos Suarez	TTO
Match #12	31 Jul	Ramy Hilmi	EGY
Match #13	31 Jul	Carlos Quipo	ECU	Decision	Kelvin de la Nieve	ESP
Match #14	31 Jul	Kaew Pongprayoon	THA	Decision	Mohamed Flissi	ALG
Match #15	31 Jul	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	BUL	Decision	Juliano Máquina	MOZ
Match #16	31 Jul	Sin Jong-Hun	KOR

Round Two

Date	4 August 2012
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Aug	Zou Shiming	CHN	Decision	Yosbany Veitía	CUB
Match #2	04 Aug	Birzhan Zhakypov	KAZ	Decision	Mark Barriga	PHI
Match #3	04 Aug	Paddy Barnes	IRL	Decision	Thomas Essomba	CMR
Match #4	04 Aug	Devendro Singh Laishram	IND	Decision	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba	MGL
Match #5	04 Aug	David Ayrapetyan	RUS	Decision	Jantony Ortiz	PUR
Match #6	04 Aug	Ferhat Pehlivan	TUR	Decision	Ramy Hilmi	EGY
Match #7	04 Aug	Kaew Pongprayoon	THA	Decision	Carlos Quipo	ECU
Match #8	04 Aug	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	BUL	Decision	Sin Jong-Hun	KOR

Quarter-Finals

Date	8 August 2012
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	08 Aug	Zou Shiming	CHN	Decision	Birzhan Zhakypov	KAZ
Match #2	08 Aug	Paddy Barnes	IRL	Decision	Devendro Singh Laishram	IND
Match #3	08 Aug	David Ayrapetyan	RUS	Decision	Ferhat Pehlivan	TUR
Match #4	08 Aug	Kaew Pongprayoon	THA	Decision	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	BUL

Semi-Finals

Date	10 August 2012
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	10 Aug	Zou Shiming	CHN	Decision	Paddy Barnes	IRL
Match #2	10 Aug	Kaew Pongprayoon	THA	Decision	David Ayrapetyan	RUS

Final Round

Date	11 August 2012

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	11 Aug	Zou Shiming	CHN	Decision	Kaew Pongprayoon	THA